New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-28
BURNING or 4 BROOKLTN CHURCH.
FLAMES CAUSE A LOSS OF $4,000.

ST. LUKEs PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CoNGREGA-
TON THE sUFFrRERs-FULLY INSURED.
fire occurred yesterday morning In st. Luke's
Protestant Episcopal Church in Clntonave., between
Fuon-st and Atlantic ave, Brooklyn Shortly after
a. IN. smoke discovered issuing from the cdiico
by a who happened to De passing lie discovered
policeman after some difficulty and had fire alarm
sent ont When the first engine arrived It was seen
that the fire had gained considerable headway, and
second alarm brought a large force Of engines and
trucks Tho church was Of stone. but the fire, which
broke out I'm the basement beneath the chancel had
worked It's way the loft over the ceiling and threat
cned tho roof
The rcmen asccndcd the roof and cut through the
tin with which It covered, and thus managed to
set water the flames. which were extingui'hed
after two hours of work The interior of the church
nearly ruined, but the walls and spirc and the ad
Joining sunday -school were saved. The loss IS
estimated $50 900 The Of the fire Is supposed
To have been defective nue. The sexton started tho
furnaces usual saturday night TO warm the church
for the services yesterday lie went away from the
building about 10 o'clock leaving everything In order
The fire burned through the chancc floor under which
the furnace Stood there being cellar under the main
church, and destroyed the altar rail, communion table
and choir In the chancel burned out the organ
and extended the coilng and root The floor OF the
church was burned about four feet IN front Of tho
altar rail- bui tho pcws unframed. The marble
rrrrdos mosaic floor at tho of the chancel were
badly injured By tho smoke and heat, and The smoke
discoorcd tho frcscocs Of tho ceiling. Two stained
glass windows were broken.
The chanccl built four years ago NJ the Wander
III ave end Of the church. and at the same time new
sunday school room was constructed the north side
M total cost II SO coo The sunday school room was
not harmed save 10y the smoke, which hllcd H. scr
vices were held Il yesterday afternoon The rcredos
cost 10000 and was handsomely carved from tho
finest Italian marble. + thought that 1t can De re
palred The organ was now four years ago and cost
al 900 II Will prove a total loss. The main part Of
the church WAS built OF bluestone about forty years
ago.
For a long time Or Jacob W Dillcr, who was lost
ON the m faicd Scawanhaka Wa, its rector lie was
succeeded by Dr. George r. Van pc Water, under
whom modern additions were made almost transform
ing the old edAcc. Or. Van De Water resigned last
summer to axe up work General Missioner ana
IS now conducting the Advent Mission In ST. Louis.
on January he expects to assume the rect"Ship ot
St. Andrews Church II Harlem. St Luke's J., no"
I'm charge of the Rev " lliam Bogart Malhci' mere
has been some talk Of calling thc Rev. Or bfa9rN,
a wear and half ago tho chapel OF 81 luhcs huI'h
I'm Pacific ST. was destroyed by fire. cislng loss OF
~ OOo II was rebuilt and has since become
ciurrh under OF -. BARTHOLOMEW"
- Iukc's was insured for 10000 In tho Norm
American. Norwich, Niagara, Inion American, Mon
tauk and PhnuiN companies. No services "eIc no'u
Them only learned of the fire whom thcy NNIteu inc
sr.ne An Invitation was extended 10 the cOngrega
ton 10 meet with the Church OF the kcdrrihc' rh ~
Pacific 81. last evening ana u was 49, ,ns ~ hc
Ian RI rent the church. ST. AIMS brotherhood oi
- Ann, tburch. offered the hospitality Oh thr..
c,urrL IN tho Bihle class and brotherhood Oh d.
lnAc's yesterday afternoon